# Our Natural World grants

From Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, from the check on 2 November 2026: Open: rolling, apply any time, no deadline.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: From £30,000 GBP
- Who can apply: NGOs
- Where: United Kingdom: United Kingdom
- Rounds: Rolling: apply any time
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Peatlands, Rivers and lakes, Natural regeneration and Coasts and oceans
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/
- Funder’s programme page: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/our-natural-world-guidance/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Rolling grants, from £30,000 and usually over three to five years, for UK organisations working to restore peatland, freshwater, land and sea for nature at scale. Capital costs are not covered, and the foundation favours systems change over single-site or single-species work.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Our Natural World grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Unless specified otherwise, we accept applications on a rolling basis with no deadlines.”

Source: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#access

**Our Natural World grants, amount:** From £30,000 GBP

> “the minimum amount we offer is £30,000 and we have no maximum amount”

Source: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#amount

**Our Natural World grants, where:** United Kingdom: United Kingdom

> “Work that does not have a direct benefit in the UK”

Source: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#geography

**Our Natural World grants, who can apply:** NGOs

> “Organisations: we support constituted organisations, including charities and non-charities doing charitable work”

Source: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#applicant_types

**Our Natural World grants, rounds:** Rolling: apply any time

> “Unless specified otherwise, we accept applications on a rolling basis with no deadlines.”

Source: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#window

**Our Natural World grants, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#co_finance_required

## The call

### Rolling applications

Call page: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/

**Our Natural World grants, Rolling applications, status:** Open

> “Unless specified otherwise, we accept applications on a rolling basis with no deadlines.”

Source: https://esmeefairbairn.org.uk/apply-for-a-grant/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#call-rolling-status

**Our Natural World grants, Rolling applications, deadline:** None: apply any time
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#call-rolling-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Our Natural World grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Our Natural World grants”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/esmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Our+Natural+World+grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fesmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Our+Natural+World+grants&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fesmee-fairbairn-our-natural-world%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction